Obituaries

Nov 28, 2018

Nov 28, 2018

Nov 27, 2018

Dawn M. Smith-Nichter, 62, of Punta Gorda passed away November 27, 2018. She was the daughter of Thaddeus and Esther Smith, born July 11, 1956 in Fremont, MI. Dawn married her best friend, soul-mate, and loving husband, Ernie, in 2000. They were inseparable; there is no love stronger than theirs. She enjoyed surrounding herself with family and friends; she had...

Nov 24, 2018

John J. Faith Jr., 91, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away November 24, 2018. He was born December 2, 1926 in Arnold, PA to John J. Faith Sr. and Sara Elizabeth Faith (nee McGinnis). He served with the U.S. Navy during WWII, and later studied electronics under the G.I. Bill, graduating from the Industrial Training Institute of Chicago in 1948....

Nov 24, 2018

JoAnn Lee Wedell, 74 of Punta Gorda, FL., passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. She was born March 11, 1944, in Kenosha, WI., to Earl and Daisy Lee. JoAnn moved to the area in 1969 and was an active member of the Eastside Baptist Church in Punta Gorda, FL. She was an avid reader and proudly expanded and continued to...

Nov 22, 2018

Aviation Bio by Dale Turner, Feb. 6, 2014 My parents Carl and Blanche Turner were farmers in northwest Indiana where I was born in 1928. I remember well the first airplane I ever saw, I was 4 or 5 years old, in a field with my Dad, a biplane flew over at a low altitude. I was mesmerized by the...

Nov 21, 2018

Nov 21, 2018

Nov 20, 2018

Nov 20, 2018

Robert E. "Earl" Lewis, 85, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2108. He was the son of Warren and Lillian Lewis, born March 15, 1933 in New Albany, IN. Earl was a medical doctor prior to retiring. He came to this area from Indianapolis in 2000 and was a member of Sonshine Baptist Church and the PG Elks...

Nov 19, 2018

Nov 19, 2018

Donald Chilcoat Royston passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, with his wife in attendance. Donald "Don" was born to George and Hilda Royston in Reisterstown, Maryland, June 6, 1933. He exercised race horses earning enough money to begin his passion with cars owning, at age 14, a 1941 Lincoln Continental while in high school and eventually owning over 79 different convertibles,...

Nov 19, 2018

Jonathan Fry is the son of James and Maureen Fry, born July 28, 1992 in Euclid, OH. From an early age, Jonathan trusted in Jesus as his Savior, and continued to trust in Him despite his disability. Having been diagnosed with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 3, Jonathan never let his disability keep him from setting and reaching...

Nov 17, 2018

Nov 12, 2018

Richard L. Patten Sr., 77 of North Fort Myers passed away November 12, 2018. He was the son of Liston and Louise Patten, born September 30, 1941 in Newark, OH. Richard served in the United States Navy, until his honorable discharge in 1961. He later retired as a Department Manager from AT&T/ Lucent in 1994. Richard was a past Master...

Nov 10, 2018

Sally Z. Hancock, 66, of Punta Gorda left us to be with the Lord on November 10, 2018. She was the daughter of George and Joanne Zimmer, born March 12, 1952 in Cleveland, OH. Sally and her husband Rob Hancock moved to the area in 2005 from Odessa, FL. Prior to their move, Sally retired from Ashland Chemical Co. as...

Nov 7, 2018

Nov 6, 2018

Nov 5, 2018

Lisa M. Crytser, 56 of Port Charlotte, FL passed away November 5, 2018. She was born in Trenton, NJ., February 4, 1962 to her parents James and Janet King. Lisa moved to the Port Charlotte are in 2003 from Levittown, PA. Lisa is preceded in death by her father James W. King. She will be greatly missed by her mother,...

Nov 5, 2018

Richard Fitzgerald, 90, of Port Charlotte passed away November 5, 2018. He was the son of John and Annette Fitzgerald, born January 16, 1928, in Washington, D.C. He moved to Port Charlotte from New Jersey in 2010. He was employed as President of Yegen Associates for 20 years. Richard was a member and Vice Commodore of Stony Point Yacht Club...